Sal was born in New York, son of the late Joseph and Margaret (Ambruso) Abbate, and had lived in Hartford before moving to Windsor Locks. He served in the Army during World War II, serving in the 486th Battalion, 3rd Armor Div., in Normandy, Northern France, the Rhineland, Andennes and Central Europe.
He owned and operated Sal Abbate Plumbing & Heating Co., from 1958 until his retirement in 1985. He was a member of VFW Post 254-Hartford and was known as the Mayor of Ash Drive.
Besides Ledia, his wife of 48 years, Sal is survived by a daughter, Maria Curto and her husband, Michael of Windsor Locks; his grandsons, Joseph Ribaudo of Windsor Locks and Salvatore A. Abbate III of Windsor; three step grandchildren, Michael, Marc and Vincent Curto of Agawam, MA; his mother-in-law, Concettina Cornelio of Windsor Locks; his sister, Rose Piwarcyk and her husband, Peter of East Hartford; his brothers, Daniel Abbate and his wife, Ruth of Wethersfield, Andrew Abbate and his wife, Marie of Hartford, and John Abbate and his wife, Alice of Newington; his sister-in-law, Grace Abbate of Wethersfield, and a brother-in-law, Steve Scolsky of West Hartford.
His son, Salvatore A. Abbate, Jr., died in 1984. He is also predeceased by two brothers, Joseph and Rocco Abbate; and a sister, Millie Scolsky.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather Monday, at 9:15 a.m. at the Windsor Locks Funeral Home, 441 Spring St., Windsor Locks, for a procession to St. Mary Church where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery.
His family will receive friends Sunday, from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Windsor Locks Lions Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box 105, Windsor Locks, CT 06096; or to the American Heart Assn., 5 Brookside Dr., P.O. Box 5022, Wallingford, CT 06492-7522. Published in The Hartford Courant on May 5, 2001
Sal was born in New York, son of the late Joseph and Margaret (Ambruso) Abbate, and had lived in Hartford before moving to Windsor Locks. He served in the Army during World War II, serving in the 486th Battalion, 3rd Armor Div., in Normandy, Northern France, the Rhineland, Andennes and Central Europe.
He owned and operated Sal Abbate Plumbing & Heating Co., from 1958 until his retirement in 1985. He was a member of VFW Post 254-Hartford and was known as the Mayor of Ash Drive.
Besides Ledia, his wife of 48 years, Sal is survived by a daughter, Maria Curto and her husband, Michael of Windsor Locks; his grandsons, Joseph Ribaudo of Windsor Locks and Salvatore A. Abbate III of Windsor; three step grandchildren, Michael, Marc and Vincent Curto of Agawam, MA; his mother-in-law, Concettina Cornelio of Windsor Locks; his sister, Rose Piwarcyk and her husband, Peter of East Hartford; his brothers, Daniel Abbate and his wife, Ruth of Wethersfield, Andrew Abbate and his wife, Marie of Hartford, and John Abbate and his wife, Alice of Newington; his sister-in-law, Grace Abbate of Wethersfield, and a brother-in-law, Steve Scolsky of West Hartford.
His son, Salvatore A. Abbate, Jr., died in 1984. He is also predeceased by two brothers, Joseph and Rocco Abbate; and a sister, Millie Scolsky.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather Monday, at 9:15 a.m. at the Windsor Locks Funeral Home, 441 Spring St., Windsor Locks, for a procession to St. Mary Church where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery.
His family will receive friends Sunday, from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Windsor Locks Lions Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box 105, Windsor Locks, CT 06096; or to the American Heart Assn., 5 Brookside Dr., P.O. Box 5022, Wallingford, CT 06492-7522. Published in The Hartford Courant on May 5, 2001
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